Orderly books, 1776-1779.

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Orderly books, 1776-1779.

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Orderly books, August 15, 1776 - January 28, 1777, August 7, 1778 - December 25, 1778, and January 1, 1779 - December 31, 1779 of the British Foot Guards stationed in New York City. The 1776-1777 volume contains general, brigade and regimental orders dated from New York City, Staten Island, New Utrecht, Newtown, York Island, New Rochelle, White Plains, Dobbs Ferry, Delancy Mills, Newark, Amboy, Rariton's Landing, Trenton, Brunswick. The entry for September 22, 1776, records the execution of Nathan Hale. The 1778 volume contains general, brigade, regimental and garrison orders, dated from New York City. The 1779 volume contains garrison, battalion and brigade orders, as well as the general orders of Sir Henry Clinton, dated from New York City (including Laurel Hill and Morris's House). They include some accounts of courts-martial. Ms. note by W.A. Irvine at the beginning of the 1778 volume states that it came from the papers of Brigadier General William Irvine, 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade. Ms. note by R.C. Root at the beginning of the 1779 volume states that it was found in the mid-nineteenth century, with a collection of Anthony Wayne's orderly books, in an attic at the Old Arsenal in Philadelphia.

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Irvine, William, 1741-1804

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William Irvine (November 3, 1741 – July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine as a ship's surgeon for the Royal Navy before he sympathized with the American Revolution and fought against the British during the American Revolutionary War. As tensions escalated between the American colonies and the British government during the 1770s, Irvine sympathized and allied himself with the revolutionary cause. He subsequently se...

Great Britain. Army. Brigade of Guards

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Formed February 1776, under the command of Brigadier General Edward Mathew, by drafting men from the three existing regiments of foot guards for service in America. Arrived in New York in August 1776; surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781. From the description of Orderly books, 1776-1779. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770346 ...

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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Anthony Wayne was a soldier and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1780. From the description of Receipt book, 1785-1792. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540852 Wayne was one of the great generals in the Revolutionary War. Here he was an Indian fighter. From the description of DS, 1795 November 16 : Greenville. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283513 U.S. representative from Geor...

Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776

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Nathan Hale (b. June 6, 1755, Coventry, CT-d. September 22, 1776, New York City, NY) was born and raised in Coventry, Connecticut, and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1776 he landed at the town of Huntington in Long Island, New York on an intelligence-gathering mission that ultimately resulted in his capture and execution by the British Army....

Mathew, Edward

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Epithet: Major-General; Governor of Grenada 1784 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001301.0x0003db ...